Club Med Bahamas- Gazpacho Recipe + more blogger pic’s!

I’m backtracking a bit here to the first evening at Columbus Isle. The first 1/2 day flew like the wind and I’m finally getting around to looking through the photographs of the whirlwind day. Thank goodness for pictures to remind me of what all happened or else I’d have little reminder of what I ate and ……how skinnier I was 4 days ago.

Believe me, four days of Club Med gluttony has me wearing elastic waisted pants now. My size 9 jeans that I wore on Saturday into the Bahamas can’t button up any more. Sigh.

What I enjoy about Food and Wine Festival week at Club Med are all the fabulous food demonstrations throughout the day. Presented by talented chefs from around the United States, each demonstration is a reflection of his/her specialty talents, cooking techniques and flavors. And, of course, there’s plenty of free samples for all the guests!

Lucky I brought my sweat pants to wear towards the end of the week. Again, sigh.

Stephanie Izard, last season’s Top Chef winner, presented a cooking demonstration for her mango & almond white gazpacho with spiced shrimp. Now I’ve never been won over by a gazpacho soup because really, to me, soup needs to be hot. I grew up eating soup that was HOT and anything that was cold was no good and a sacrilege. Cold soup in my household was a neglected soup.

So when I heard of the dish, I wasn’t too ecstatic about it, but when I did taste it, Stephanie won me over. I was floored at the nutty undertones and bright, crisp layers of mango flavor. The bounce of the perfectly cooked spiced shrimp gave a wonderful bite to the smooth gazpacho. This dish is beyond EXCELLENT. I had two servings. Oh yes I did.

Why not have two servings, right? At an amazing all inclusive resort like this, it’s all part of the deal!

I played blogger paparazzi for a while and captured some hot pics of some hot bloggers. I thought about asking them for their autograph, but they were too busy drinking margaritas on the beach. What a harsh life!

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Aah, he’s just so white! My retinas have burned through! Kidding Sorry I’m late to the party but I am loving these pics and I can’t wait to see more! By the way, where’s *my* blogger pic, eh? Hee hee
You know I can’t resist anything with mango in it… It’s really my favorite fruit– that looks delicious and refreshing!

Thank you for the delicious sounding recipe you have shared. Yum!!
It is cold and rainy here at the Bay, so I shall save this baby for warmer (and hopefully, drought-free) days, and live vicariously through your great photos.

What a blast!!! Give David’s skivvy-clad right cheek a big squeeze for me, will ya?

I try not to look at your holiday pics, because, you know, my view is still SNOW! (I am screaming this). Seriously, I have enjoyed reading your updates (and Jaden’s). It looks like you all are having a grand time. Wish I could be there, too.

I was looking forward to some thong pics too! Your photos are great Diane. Everyone looks so beautiful and happy. Tell Adam I was checking out his site today and he has the most beautiful food porn I have ever seen!